Recent Research Has Effectively Disproven the Social Exchange Theory, in Part

question 2

True/False

Recent research has effectively disproven the social exchange theory, in part, because today most of us base our relationship choices on "chemistry" rather than on costs and rewards.

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Definitions:

Neutralizing

In a psychological context, neutralizing refers to strategies used to counteract or mitigate unwanted thoughts and anxieties.

Social Skills Training

A form of behavioral therapy used to improve interpersonal skills through teaching and practice.

Psychodynamic Theorist

a specialist in a field of psychology that emphasizes systematic study of the psychological forces underlying human behavior, feelings, and emotions and how they might relate to early experience.

Cognitive-behavioral

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